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Silicon Valley Bank

Acquired by First Citizens Bank

Engaged Employer

Silicon Valley Bank reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,428 total reviews)
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Marc Cadieux

81% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

Silicon Valley Bank has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Silicon Valley Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews
5.0
Jun 18, 2019

Optimistic and energetic company culture

Lead treasury analyst
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours (depending on your department), higher pay than the typical bank, easy communication with VPs and even higher up.

Cons

There seem to be quite a bit of teams who contribute little to the company.

2.0
Jun 13, 2019

Slow moving, lack of innovation, but strong in relationship building

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Passionate workforce that truly cares about their clients. Employees have a real service mentality and will go the extra mile. Company has strong relationships in the VC/PE and start-up market, which is their primary competitive advantage.

Cons

Decisions are made very slowly - and usually need to go to the exec level. When decisions are made, they are incremental, not innovative. Individual success is measured by relationships, not impact. Their primary advantage (relationships) may get overtaken by more agile, innovative companies (like their clients!)

2.0
Jun 8, 2019

UK office is a mess

Vice president
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great people - Great clients - US business seems more well run - Very profitable

Cons

- Systems are a nightmare, a lot of time is spent trying to keep customers happy when we’re making big errors - No flexibility/family focus, work life balance is tough - Feel like an outsider if you’re not chummy with UK management - Lots of ‘fun but mandatory’ internal events that are usually a waste of time - Some teams work really hard, others never seem to be in the office - Only way to progress is to suck up to the management - Performance rewards are subjective, again, sucking up to management means more money

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